Click here to read and listen to snippets of an interview that Noel Gallagher did with Triple J, he talks about Bono, Paul Weller, Music Awards and more.
Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Crown Theatre, Perth in Australia.
Everybody's on the Run
Lock All the Doors
In the Heat of the Moment
Riverman
Talk Tonight
The Death of You and Me
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova
The Dying of the Light
Sad Song
D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?
The Mexican
Half the World Away
Listen Up
If I Had a Gun...
Digsy's Dinner
The Masterplan
Wonderwall
AKA... What a Life!
Don't Look Back in Anger
Ellie Goulding has revealed that Noel Gallagher actually likes her music, despite what he said in a recent interview.
In a recent interview, the former Oasis frontman said: “Does anybody give a fuck about what any of these current pop stars are up to? Who gives a shit what Ellie Goulding is up to? Really? It blows my fucking mind.”
Now, in an interview with The Guardian, Ellie Goulding has said that at a Brit Awards a couple of years ago, Noel Gallagher told her: ‘I really fuckin’ love your music, but don’t fuckin’ tell anyone.’
So whilst Gallagher’s rants may be hilarious in substance, his adoration for pop music seems to go unnoticed at times. Or at the very least, unmentioned. Goulding continued, “So he’s lying. He does like my music. He told me himself. I might seem boring to some people, but first of all I can fight really well – I mean, I could probably take you right now – and if the epitome of supposed rock’n’roll is playing guitar, then I do play guitar. And I play guitar very fucking well. So there."
It’s not the first time Noel Gallagher’s subjects have, rightfully so, responded to his criticism. Ed Sheeran having been criticised by Noel Gallagher offered him two VIP tickets.
Below are a few videos from April 1st 2000 when Oasis appeared on Later With Jools Holland, the concert was Oasis' first live British performance in over 2 years and gave UK fans a sneak peak at the new members Gem Archer & Andy Bell in action.
Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide in Australia.
Everybody's on the Run
Lock All the Doors
In the Heat of the Moment
Riverman
Talk Tonight
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova
The Dying of the Light
Sad Song
D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?
The Mexican
Half the World Away
Listen Up
Digsy's Dinner
If I Had a Gun...
The Masterplan
Wonderwall
AKA... What a Life!
Don't Look Back in Anger
Noel Gallagher reckons he makes less money and wins fewer awards as an independent artist with his band High Flying Birds then he did when he was signed to a record label.
But according to the co-founder of Britpop band Oasis, he's enjoying working as an independent artist.
With Oasis, who signed to Creation Records in the UK and had a worldwide deal with Sony, Gallagher said he didn't like the people he had to deal with at the labels.
"I enjoy not working with people in record labels ... it's nice to get away from that mob," Gallagher said on The Project on Tuesday night.
The British musician was speaking from Byron Bay where he performed over the weekend at Bluesfest.
Last year, his album Chasing Yesterday with his solo project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds reached number one in the UK, but in typical sardonic fashion he explained how he doesn't make much money or get many accolades for his music now.
"I enjoy the lack of money that I make. I enjoy the lack of record sales. I also enjoy the lack of recognition and the lack of awards that I receive because quite frankly my mantelpiece was chokka-block with the f*****g things, it's nice to take a backseat," he said.
By the time they split in 2009, Oasis had sold about 70 million records - they had also won a total of 37 awards for their music, including Brits, MTV Europe Music Awards and NME Awards.
When the band first broke onto the scene in the 1990s they were purveyors of the Britpop genre along with bands such as Blur and Pulp. It was a genre inspired by retro pop bands such as The Beatles and comprised of standard rock group instrumentation - guitars, drums and lead singer.
In the current production-led climate, it could be difficult to see where Oasis would fit in. Their closest comparison today might be Coldplay who work with dance producers such as Avicii, or The Arctic Monkeys who aren't afraid to mix it up with some psychedelic influences.
However, Gallagher reckons there would still be a place for them musically.
"There'd be some major differences the way the music business is - the music will remain timeless so I think it'd be the same but we'd probably have worse clothes and less of a drug habit, probably," he said.
While he's been performing in Australia with his solo project, he still plays Oasis hits on stage.
"I give the people what they want as long as I can play what I want, everybody goes home happy," he said.
Gallagher has three more gigs in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth before he flies out for a European and US tour that brings him right up until the end of August.
He's still playing gigs after more than 20 years in the music business, and he knows that's something to be grateful for, regardless of what material from what period of his career he's performing.
"To see people reacting to new songs is great and all the old stuff is great and I'm just glad to be still doing it at my age quite frankly," he said.
Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne in Australia.
Everybody's on the Run
Lock All the Doors
In the Heat of the Moment
Riverman
Talk Tonight
The Death of You and Me
Champagne Supernova
The Dying of the Light
Sad Song
D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?
You Know We Can't Go Back
Half the World Away
If I Had a Gun...
The Mexican
Listen Up
Digsy's Dinner
The Masterplan
Wonderwall
AKA... What a Life!
Don't Look Back in Anger